title: Ring-opening of aziridine-2-carboxamides with carbohydrate C1-O-nucleophiles. Stereoselective preparation of alpha- and beta-O-glycosyl serine conjugates.
abstract: The stereoselective formation of the alpha-GalNAc-Ser linkage via the ring opening of aziridine-2-carboxamides with pyranose C1-O-nucleophiles is described. The process is tolerant to the native C2-NHAc group, can be modulated to provide either the alpha- or beta-glycoside through judicious choice of solvent and metal counterion, and is amenable to other classes of O-glycosyl-Ser constructs such as the beta-GlcNAc-Ser and alpha-Man-Ser linkages. This coupling reaction also led to the development of the o-allylbenzyl (ABn) moiety as a new C-terminus carboxyl protective group, which allows for the use of novel methods for N- and C-terminus extension of amino acids following carbohydrate conjugation.
authors.affiliation: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, New York 10065, USA.
authors.forename: Daniel A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Ryan
authors.forename: David Y
authors.initials: DY
authors.lastname: Gin
mesh_terms: D001388:Aziridines / Q000737:chemistry*; D002241:Carbohydrates / Q000737:chemistry*; D002713:Chlorine / Q000737:chemistry*; D006031:Glycosylation; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010100:Oxygen / Q000737:chemistry*; D012694:Serine / Q000737:chemistry; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D001388:Aziridines; D002241:Carbohydrates; C518574:aziridine-2-carboxamide; D012694:Serine; D002713:Chlorine; D010100:Oxygen